GLOBE Act of 2021
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 8, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality Act of 2021 or the GLOBE Act of 2021
This bill contains provisions related to (1) the protection of LGBTQI individuals globally; and (2) immigration protections for vulnerable individuals.
The bill establishes (1) an interagency group to respond to urgent threats to LGBTQI people in foreign countries, and (2) a permanent Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI Peoples in the Department of State.
The President shall impose visa-blocking sanctions on foreign persons responsible for violating the human rights of individuals based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics.
The State Department shall establish the Global Equality Fund to provide assistance to nongovernmental organizations working to advance and protect human rights. The U.S. Agency for International Development shall establish the LGBTQI Global Development Partnership to work with the private sector and nongovernmental organizations to support LGBTQI rights.
The bill removes prohibitions against providing foreign assistance to nongovernmental organizations that offer certain medical services (e.g., abortion-related services) using non-U.S. government funds.
The bill contains several immigration-related provisions, such as those
- establishing that persecution based on sexual orientation or gender identity may form the basis of an asylum request,
- allowing certain applicants to file asylum claims more than a year after their arrival in the United States,
- including a permanent partnership between two partners as a marriage for immigration law purposes,
- providing for free counsel in certain immigration proceedings, and
- granting U.S. citizenship to a child born abroad through assistive reproductive technology from a U.S. citizen who is the child's nonbiological parent.
Cosponsors 128
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 8, 2021 to Oct 21, 2022, with 96 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Jun 8, 2021Introduced in House
- Jun 8, 2021Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1996 | GLOBE Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jun 9, 2021 |
| HR 3485 | Global Respect Act | Related bill | Feb 9, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Abortion
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Citizenship and naturalization
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of State
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Evidence and witnesses
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Family relationships
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Government information and archives
- HIV/AIDS
- Human rights
- Immigration status and procedures
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Sanctions
- Sex and reproductive health
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Violent crime
- Visas and passports
- World health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 8, 2021Introduced in House
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